Sending money to Uganda: costs and inflows
- Latest RPW quarter
- Q3 2025 1
- United Kingdom to Uganda, £120
- 4.64% average total cost, Q3 2025 1
- Kenya to Uganda, US$200 equivalent
- 12.75% average total cost, Q3 2025 2
- Remittance inflows, 2025
- US$2.5 billion, about 3.8% of GDP 5
- Largest source, 2025
- United States, US$702 million 5
- Share received by mobile money, 2025
- Nearly 61% 5
Average cost by corridor
The World Bank Remittance Prices Worldwide (RPW) database publishes these Q3 2025 averages for corridors into Uganda 1,2. Total cost is the fee plus the exchange rate margin, shown as a share of the amount sent 4.
Types of provider
RPW groups providers as banks, money transfer operators (MTOs), mobile operators and post offices 4. The United Kingdom to Uganda sample lists MTO services and two post office services 1. The Kenya to Uganda sample for the US$200 amount lists 14 bank services, 11 MTO services and 2 mobile operator services 2.
Across all corridors in Q3 2025, banks averaged 14.99%, MTOs 4.72% and post offices 5.58% 4.
Bank of Uganda remittance figures
The Bank of Uganda (BoU) said on 1 April 2026 that remittance inflows reached US$2.5 billion in 2025, about 3.8% of GDP 5. Outflows were US$402 million 5. The United States was the largest source at US$702 million, or 28% of inflows, followed by Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates and Canada 5.
BoU recorded more than 16 million remittance transactions in 2025 5. The average transaction was US$152, and over 93% of transfers were below US$499 5.
Data changes and the remittance dashboard
BoU and the International Fund for Agricultural Development launched a remittance dashboard, which BoU said will be updated monthly and can be reached through RemitSCOPE 5.
BoU's Monetary Policy Report of August 2026 said the secondary income surplus rose 21.9% to US$3,152.7 million in the twelve months to June 2026, on account of higher personal transfers 6. The report linked this to an amendment of the remittances data collection method to capture fintechs and mobile network operators 6.
Common questions
What does it cost to send money from the UK to Uganda?
The RPW average for sending £120 in Q3 2025 was 4.64%, or £5.56 1.
Is there World Bank price data for the US to Uganda?
RPW lists the corridor, but its page shows no Q3 2025 prices or average 3.
How much money did Uganda receive in remittances in 2025?
US$2.5 billion, according to the Bank of Uganda 5.
How do most Ugandans receive remittances?
BoU said nearly 61% of remittance receipts in 2025 came through mobile money 5.
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Sources
- World Bank Remittance Prices Worldwide: Sending money from the United Kingdom to Uganda (Q3 2025 data)
- World Bank Remittance Prices Worldwide: Sending money from Kenya to Uganda (Q3 2025 data)
- World Bank Remittance Prices Worldwide: Sending money from the United States to Uganda (accessed 20 October 2026)
- World Bank: Remittance Prices Worldwide main report and annex, Q3 2025 data
- Bank of Uganda: Bank of Uganda and IFAD launch Remittance Dashboard to strengthen transparency and financial inclusion (1 April 2026)
- Bank of Uganda: Monetary Policy Report (August 2026)
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